Press releases

Conference marks 20 years of Freedom of Information Law
- 25 April 2018
On Friday 13 April last, Information Commissioner Peter Tyndall hosted a conference to mark 20 years of Freedom of Information in Ireland. The ground breaking legislation, which provides the public with a right to access information held by public bodies, came into operation in 1998. The Office of the Information Commissioner, the body responsible for reviewing decisions of public bodies under the FOI Act, was also set up that year.
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Information Commissioner reports record number of FOI requests made to public bodies
- 7 June 2017
30,417 requests under the Freedom of Information Act were made to public bodies in 2016. This was the highest number of FOI requests ever recorded. The number of applications made to the Information Commissioner to review FOI decisions rose by 32% in the same year.
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Information Commissioner reports significant increase in FOI activity during 2015
- 18 May 2016
The Information Commissioner and Commissioner for Environmental Information, Peter Tyndall, launched his Annual Report for 2015 today, Wednesday 18 May 2016. This is the eighteenth report since the Office was founded in 1998 and the Commissioner's third since taking up Office.
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Information Commissioner launches his Annual Report for 2014
- 8 May 2015
The Information Commissioner and Commissioner for Environmental Information, Peter Tyndall, launched his Annual Report for 2014 today, Friday 8 May 2015. This is the seventeenth report since the Office was founded in 1998. The Commissioner is reporting on his first complete year in Office.
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Ombudsman and Information Commissioner welcomes Oireachtas call for his Office to have oversight of Direct Provision system
- 7 May 2015
Ombudsman and Information Commissioner Peter Tyndall has today welcomed the recommendations of an Oireachtas Committee contained in a report on the Direct Provision system for asylum seekers.
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Information Commissioner welcomes new Freedom of Information law
- 3 October 2014
Information Commissioner Peter Tyndall has today welcomed the passing of the Freedom of Information Bill.
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Information Commissioner welcomes proposal to remove FOI fee
- 1 July 2014
Information Commissioner, Peter Tyndall, has welcomed the Government's proposal to abolish the €15 application fee for making FOI requests.
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Notice for Public Bodies
- 3 June 2014
With effect from Tuesday 3 June 2014, the Office (the OIC) is introducing a number of changes to its review processes, some of which will affect the manner in which it engages with public bodies during reviews.
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